Scrooge reacted negatively to his nephew's question by dismissing Christmas as a "humbug" and expressing his contempt for the holiday festivities.
Fred, Scrooges nephew was asking Scrooge to dine with him and his wife on Christmas Day and be part of the family celebrations
Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck were the three nephews of Uncle Scrooge.
He dismissed them aggressively
Its similar to the one called twenty questions we have today
Scrooge was initially self-satisfied that nothing had happened.
Scrooge McDuck, the character created by Carl Barks for Disney, has three nephews: Huey, Dewey, and Louie. They are the sons of Donald Duck's sister, Della Duck.
He sees the deprivation that surrounds him
In Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer Scrooge eats his Christmas dinner at the home of his nephew, Fred. Initially reluctant to join the festivities, Scrooge ultimately experiences a change of heart and joyfully participates in the celebrations.
The Cratchits were outraged that Bob wanted to drink to Scrooge's health because they knew that Scrooge was underpaying Bob as well as mistreating him
Its very similar to the game we have now called 20 questions. Here you have 20 question to ask of the person , they may answer yes or no. I.e. Is this a person = Yes , now "are you a male?" etc
He was scared and unwilling to accompany the spirit. Scrooge's attitude is one of terror when the spirit asks him to take his hand and take off into the sky.
He felt ashamed, deeply guilty and horribly upset by what he was shown by the spirit, but had yet to undergo his final 'epiphany' by being shown how people would feel and react when he himself died- that they'd be glad he was out of the way, remember him with disgust and contempt, and as a thoroughly bad man. That was what finally changed his personality for good.
They despise the miserly old skinflint and steer clear of him